the word "dorbee" is derived from the 1998 short film "dorbees: making decisions" about microscopic balls called dorbees. the theme song includes the quote "why don't they go away" when talking about dorbees, so you must be one since you don't go away
Derived from the phrase "Don't Rock the Boat" (DoRB), Dorbist is a term used (as either noun or adjective) to describe the tendency inherent in senior managers, or others with a stake in a system, to take no action to improve services, address problems or tackle problematic people/issues that are obvious to those working under them.
Someone exhibiting reluctance to act when faced with obvious problems or other negative consequences flowing from the poor/misguided/ill-informed decisions of their seniors.
Derived from Dorbism: a reluctance to act as an agent for positive change due to the perceived risk that such action will be viewed negatively by superiors, or those perceived as having 'power' or influence (including the press)
Despite the Government's recent cuts in funding for education, it is clear that most university Vice Chancellors are Dorbist from their relative silence on the matter.
The inherent Dorbism of my boss is clear from her complete passivity in the face of recent staff redundancies